Akisha Diamond’s Point of View:
“Lady Sol, we would like to accommodate you in the preparation for the bearing ritual…”
I woke up to the sound of five feminine voices surrounding my consciousness beneath my shut pair of eyelids.
“Hmmm…is that today?” I uttered in a disgruntled sigh before turning to my side and covering my whole body with my blanket, drifting in and out of sleep.
“Yes, Lady Sol.”
“It would be great if you would wake up now…”
“We need adequate time to prepare you…”
“We promise you can trust us…”
“Lord Megan made sure that you’ll get comfortable with this process…”
They kept talking nonsense as I felt my head start to feel heavy again. Sleep is pulling me closer and not letting me go. Yet amidst my tug-of-war session with my consciousness, I couldn’t help but
